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We are so thankful to partner with YOU! Why? Because together, we get to restore children of war to become leaders for peace!  Through this, God brought healing to over 1,000 former child soldiers and war-affected children!   What you helped make possible in 2013:   450 war-affected children receiving comprehensive, rehabilitative care: physical care, emotional care, spiritual…

Dear Friends, Because of your support, 2013 has been a remarkable year – giving healing & hope to over 1000 war-affected children! Thank you for partnering with us to provide housing, nutrition, education & counseling to child survivors. Below you will find glimpses of two of these children. I would like to invite you to step into their stories. We are over halfway to our year-end goal. Will you…

 On a mission to give restoration and peace to war-affected children. Join us. Donate to Give Peace Through December 31st, 100% of your donation will go to the field — funding rehabilitative care in DR Congo and Northern Uganda. Join us in empowering former child soldiers and war-affected children to become leaders for peace. SHOP to GIVE Each…

*** Update – More Children Joined the Peace Lives Center – Now 87 children receiving comprehensive care! *** Say yes to ensuring nutrition for 87 children. Up-to $2500, 100% of new monthly donations will go directly to feeding 87 former child soldiers and orphaned children at the Peace Lives Center (Goma, DRC). ***$1100/month committed already!  Join…

11 former child soldiers recently rescued from rebel groups join The Peace Lives Restoration Center in Goma, DR Congo. Talk about a reason to dance!  No longer shall they be known as “child soldiers.”  At the Peace Lives Center, each child is empowered to reach their God-given potential. For this reason, all youths at Peace…

There is nothing better than getting these updates from our project leaders in Africa! The most recent update from DRC was so touching, we wanted to share part of it with you. Because of your support, this and more is happening: Dreams are coming true. Former child soldiers and children orphaned by war are sponsored…

Through art, elements of their stories too difficult to share with words have been released… a major step in their healing. “We are seeing them come to life. We are watching them be renewed.” – Jeremy Cowart Partnering with Jeremy Cowart to create collaborative art pieces with LRA child survivors that will be sold to fund/support art and rehabilitative…

Exile International has been utilizing The Well’s cozy environment for office space and team meetings for months now. We’ve been developing relationships with the staff and board since our first partnership took place back in August when The Well hosted an Exile International fundraising event. Then for the holiday season, The Well invited us to…

Join us for Fabulous Friends for Africa’s 2013 Valentine’s Dance: an evening of dancing, silent auction, food and drink to benefit Exile International and African Leadership. Saturday, February 9th, 2013   —  7:30pm Liberty Hall, Factory at Franklin, Franklin, TN The party is hosted by the Fabulous Friends for Africa, a group of 10 women who…

Dear friend and supporter,   This has been a life-changing year at Exile International! Because of your support and God’s grace, it has overflown with stories of healing hearts and lives being spared. We’ve heard stories of former child soldiers forgiving their abductors and seen children orphaned by war dancing to songs of peace. These…